Western Michigan University closed Tuesday due to severe weather

Western Michigan University will be closed a second day Tuesday, due to severe weather. Some 17 inches of snow have fallen and a local weather expert said wind chill temperatures are the lowest Kalamazoo has seen in 20 years.Alex Mitchell | Kalamazoo Gazette

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Western Michigan University will be closed Tuesday due to the severe weather, Cheryl Roland, executive director of university relations said in a phone interview.

The Kalamazoo campuses definitely will be closed, Roland said. Students will need to check Extended University Programs website to see if their regional campus is closed. In Kalamazoo, only emergency and essential services personnel are to report for work.

The last time WMU was closed for two days in a row was Nov. 21-22, 2000, according to the university website. The Thanksgiving Break began early that year due to heavy snowfall.